Cabinet



March 6, 1945. Y F. J. DAWSON CABINET Filed March 2'7, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 TTORNE Y INVLINTOR FREDJDAWJOA! Marchfi, 1945. J DAWSON 2,370,941

CABINET Filed March 27, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR FREQ JDAwsmv March 6, 1945. J DAWSON CABINET Filed March 27, 1943 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 11\ I EA 7 OR Flam JDAwsa/v %;u r%

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 6, 1945 redapawsbn, Bronx, N. Y., assignor to Ortho s Products; Inc., Linden, N.'J., a" corporation of New Jersey f asflicat idn mar 27, 1943, Serial No. 480,855

3 Claims. ((1206-12) This invention relates to cabinets .of the type particularly suitable for'first aid cabinets and the like, although it will be apparent that the invention is not limited to such uses... 1 a

In many instances it isdesired to have a cabinet such as a first aid kit, a repair kit, a sewing kit, or the like which isand remains complete for some desired service. -With such kits it is.

highly desirable that the: entire contents beretained in desired order and yet be completely available and accessible for, ready. and instant use. It is also desirable in most instances to, en-

force replacement of any article removed before the kit can be c1osed,.thus notonly enforcing ;re-;

placement in the. properprder and arrangement but minimizing the possibility of leaving some of the contents of the kit behind and insuring completeness of the kit at all times.

It has been found convenient-to have a mill-.

tiple compartment kit resembling in general construction a Gladstone bag because-it provides two independent compartments. Such arrangements, however; have 7 had in thepast a decided drawback in that as ordinarily constructed the contents of both compartmentsare not readily accessible at the same time. Furthermore, it frequently happens .that. while. the combined depth of the two compartments is adequate. a division of this depth cannot be made which will satisfactorily receive all of 'thedesired articles in the desiredorder and arrangement. It is an object therefore of this invention to provide an improved cabinet, particularly al though not necessarily of the Gladstone? type which has one or more'of the foregoing, desired advantages withoutthe drawbacks that accompanied such cabinetsfinthepast.

A better .understandingof this invention may:

be had from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a cabinet such as a first aid kit embodying the principles of this animproved cabinet particularly suitable as j'a first aid cabinet which cabinet is of the Gladstone type of construction, that is, it is made up, oftwo compartments l and, 3 hingedly connected atn5 along one of its longitudinal or longer sides;

so that the two compartments can be foldedtogether with their interiors facing each other and retained in this closed position by means ofcustomary latches 1. The entire cabinet -may conveniently be carriedby means of the usual. handles 9, one of which is securely fastened tothe top of each compartment.

vidual cover. That is,,c0mpartment I has a cover H hinged at l3 to an mturned flange adjacent,

one of the edges of the compartment other than: that edge carrying the hinge 5and preferably the opposite longitudinal edge. Compartment 3 Each compartment is provided withlan indiis providedwith a similar cover 15 hinged'at I11 to the inturned flange of the longitudinal edge of compartment 3 opposite itshinge 5. :It be understood that if the cabinet is of the suitcase type rather than of the Gladstoneftype, that is, if it is provided with only one -compartment, the usuallid would comprise the cover, forthe compartment or cabinet. Each of the. covers II and I5 is so' hinged and constructed as to lie within the cabinet'when the latteris closed.

and are provided withslide latches IQ for retain:

ing the covers in closed positionsf The covers are adapted to'open outwardly so as to give complete access tothe interiors of the twocompartments. For this reason, cover] 5 is provided with slots 2| toadmit passage of the clasps 'l' therethrough, thus permitting full, opening ,of the cover [5.

In order to accommodate articles which may.

have agreater depth thangthedepth'Ofeither', compartment but less than the combined depth ofthe cabinet, cover l5 is offset" or p'rovidedwitli a-depressed portion23 (looking atithe 'cov'er'in' open position, Fig. 2) which, when the cover and cabinet are closed, will extend into the compartinvention, the cabinet being closed for transporting.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same when fully opened.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross section on the line the entire cabinet is closed. The effectof this construction is thatwhen the entire cabinet is ment I thus accommodating articles in compartment 3 of greater depth than this compartment. 1

To accommodate this depression, which becomes a raised portion when cover 15 is closed, cover II is provided with a complementary or corresponding raised portion 25 (considering the'cover open, Fig. 2) which becomes a depressed portion when cover I l is closed whereby the two portions 23 and 25 will nest into each other when closed a portion of compartment 3 wil1,1throu:h

the arrangement of the covers, extend-into com-v partment I, yet the contents of each compartment will be retained in their respective positions and compartments.

As illustrated, the two compartments l and 3 are partitioned off in any suitable manner to accommodate the compartments for the reception of any desired articles. In addition to this, com

partm'ent I is provided with a series of receptacles or receivers 21'ill'ustrated as bottle recap tacles which are hinged at their lower ends at 29 to the bottom of the compartment in such a man;

ner as to permit swinging outwardly, or upwardlt if the cabinet is open flatwise on the ground, to permit removal of the bottles,containeis or other articles supported in the receptacles. These reor upright position than the depth of the' coin jpartment to which they are pivoted and are provided'with means, in the present instance an individual spring '-3l 7 (Figsr5 and 6-), which normally urgeseach receptacle outwardly or u wardly in such a manner a's-to prevent closing of the lids l l and" i5 and consequently closing of the cabinet" untll the receptacles are returned to retracted orlowered positions. In thi's mannenattehtion oft-heuser of the cabinet is called to any failure orr'his part to replace receptacles;

It is preferredtha-tthe springs-a1 be of suflici'ntstrength only to raise an empty receptacle because otherwise there might be a" tendency to throw the bottles Violently in upright position.

With the "springs of suffic'ientstrengthto move;

the empty receptacles only, no danger fof an: wanted movement of the receptacle and'its con; tents is likely. Furthermore, the receptacles will remain in retracted or lowered position when they cont'a'in their proper articles-so that closing o'f li'd l I 'is not hampered by'a tendency of the receptacles to ,move toward upright" position under the influence of the springs,

'It'willbe apparent that by the foregoing inven-'-' tion'there is provided acompact cabinet partied-1 larly' suitable 'as a first aid cabinet in which the contents areretained in "desired order and 'posi en, int/hi ch- 'the 'contents are readily accessible,

and which the contents'cra portien of them mustf-be replaced before complete closing of the cabinet is'poss'ible; In other'worda there is an, enforcement tending to prevent [closing of the cabinet without replacement or all the contents? thereof, thusrassur ng that the cabinet will} ie-i main complete astoit's' contents at all times.

i It will also be apparentfto" those skilled in the] art thatyariations in details of construction may be madefjwithoutjdeparting' fi'om the spirit and;

scope oft'he invention as defined 'in the appended? claims. j By way of, example; only, the spring. a"

t ion'of bottle receptacles may'gre's'emhlej 55 pivot "into 'upright position whereby when said re'cptaclei's emptyalldjiri'jlpljg'ht ptsitien it Will prevent closing sai'd' cover Witli'cut' first moving said receptacle about; pivot from it's upright "'PFREDJ. nziwseni 2,370,941" I .e. i 7..

generally termed a toggle action, that is, the

each compartment hingedly connected adjacent one edge of each compartment other than said connecting hinged edge whereby the covers will open outwardly away from said compartments to give clear access. thereto when open and adapted to lie within'arid separate the compartments when w ceptacles are of greater height when in outward any of the articles in the;v

positionj thecovers and compartments are in closed position; one of said 'covers having a raised portion whereby one compartment in efiect extends into the other compartment to accommodate and enclose articles in onerccmpartment'having a depth greater than that of: the maj or pcrtion of said compartment 2. 'A cabinet comprising twiocompartments:

hifigedly' connected adjacent one edge I and adapted to be' folded together :into closed poti- 'tion with theirinterior-sfacing each other, a

cover for each compartment hin'g'e'clly cenne'cted' adjacent che' edge' ot each compartment other than said connecting- -hiriged edge *where'by the eoversuwin-hpengohtwaruiy awayfrom said com partments' to give-eiearaecess thereto when open and adapted-to lie within and separate the coin-f partments wh n the ccve'i s and compartments are in'close'd position-j enact-said covers-having a raised portich; the other jcf said covers-having a depressedpcr'tion said raised and depressed pertions being positioned'reIatiVeIyto each other so as to nest together when the cabihet-is'closed,

whereby one compartmerit'in e'fiec't extends into the other compart'ri' ieht"to accommodate and en:

close-articlesin one compartment having adepth greater 'than'that iof' "the 'ina'jbr portion of said compartment f I n I 3; A cabinet comprisingacompartment; a

cover for said-compartment; a' receptacle pivoted to*'said-coinpartnflent'ior nmvehient to and fr 'fiirl upright positionsaid recept cle being 'of greater height than tl'1 'e depth of said com artment when said receptacle is in upright position and capable of being received movd' irom'its upright tions "fonremovablyjrec ivi'ng an article? and means normally urging said receptacle 'a'bout'its fin said J compartment when "position and having por- 

